Anna Mokgethi Explained

Anna Mokgethi
Office1:Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs
Term Start1:6 November 2019
President1:Mokgweetsi Masisi
Predecessor1:Dorcas Makgato-Malesu
Office2:Member of the National Assembly for Gaborone Bonnington North
Term Start2:5 November 2019
Predecessor2:Duma Boko
Nationality:Motswana
Party:Botswana Democratic Party
Children:Sasa Klaas
Profession:Politician

Anna Maria Mokgethi is a Motswana politician serving as the Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs since November 2019. [1] She is the Member of Parliament for Gaborone Bonnington North. Mokgethi is a member of the Botswana Democratic Party.[2]

Political career

Mokgethi was originally a member of the Botswana Congress Party, before she resigned to join the Botswana Democratic Party.[3] [4] Ahead of the 2019 general election, she was selected as the BDP's candidate for Gaborone Bonnington North.[5] She easily defeated opposition leader Duma Boko on 23 October after she received 3,033 votes compared to Boko's 1,851 votes.[6] She was sworn in as an MP on 5 November 2019.

On 6 November 2019, president Mokgweetsi Masisi appointed Mokgethi Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs.[7] She was sworn in on the same day and succeeded Dorcas Makgato-Malesu.

Personal life

Her daughter, Sarona Motlhagodi, known professionally as Sasa Klaas, died on 6 March 2021 in a helicopter crash.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Republic of Botswana ♦ Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden ♦ . 2023-10-09 . www.botswana.se.
  2. Web site: Basimanebotlhe . Tsaone . 2019-08-14 . Mokgethi runs on little more than credibility . 2023-10-09 . Mmegi Online . en.
  3. News: Saleshando defends the BCP against Anna Mokgethi . 5 September 2020 . tsena.co.bw .
  4. Web site: Reporter . Sun . 2016-09-19 . Farewell, Annah, but stop lying - Saleshando . 2023-10-09 . Guardian Sun . en.
  5. News: Basimanebotlhe . Tsoane . Mokgethi runs on little more than credibility . 5 September 2020 . Mmegi Online . 16 August 2019.
  6. News: Tau . Poloko . 'No time to celebrate' – Masisi after landslide victory in Botswana elections . 5 September 2020 . City Press . 27 October 2019.
  7. News: New cabinet . 5 September 2020 . Botswana Daily News . 6 November 2019 . 8 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191108035035/http://www.dailynews.gov.bw/news-details.php?nid=52730 . live .
  8. News: Tlhankane . Mompati . Sad day for Botswana music: Sasa Klaas dies at 27 . 7 March 2021 . Mmegi Online . 6 March 2021.